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A Hills Hoist is an Australian height-adjustable rotary clothes line. It was very popular in Australia in the 50's-60's.

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Who invented the Hills Hoist?

Lance Hill invented the Hills Hoist in 1945.


When the hills hoist invented?

The Hills Hoist was invented in 1945 by Lance Hill. But Lance Hill wasn't the first to invent the Hills Hoist, in about 1912 Gilbert Toyne, design a rotary Clothes line.


Did lance hill really invent the hills hoist?

1945


Who was the inventor of hills hoist?

Lance Hill And his brother in-law Harold Ling


In what country was the hills hoist invented?

Lancelot (Lance) Leonard Hill (1902-1986) and the Hill's Hoist The Hills' Hoist was not the first rotary hoist of its kind. Around 1912, an inventor in Geelong, called Gilbert Toyne, designed a rotary clothes hoist. By the early 1920s, Toyne's 'All-Metal Rotary Clothes Hoist' was being manufactured and advertised in Australia - about 25 years before the first 'Hills Hoist'. Lance Hill was the first to attach a handle to raise and lower the hoist and patented a new way of attaching the the lines to the central post. Lance Hill was a motor mechanic and he made the first Hill's Hoist for his wife whose washing kept falling off the prop washing line. The year was 1945. The place was Adelaide, South Australia. His line was a single steel pole with metal ribs spreading out from the centre pole. Between the ribs he strung rust-proof wire from which the clothes would hang. Lance Hill then invented a way of winding up the top part of the centre pole. The clothes could be raised high to dry in the wind.The line was so successful that soon all the Hill's neighbours wanted one too. Lance Hill was happy to build them. At first he built them in his backyard workshop.

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Who invented the Hills Hoist?

Lance Hill invented the Hills Hoist in 1945.


Who inventerd the hills hoist?

Lance Hill.


When the hills hoist invented?

The Hills Hoist was invented in 1945 by Lance Hill. But Lance Hill wasn't the first to invent the Hills Hoist, in about 1912 Gilbert Toyne, design a rotary Clothes line.


How do you restring a hill clothesline?

How do you restring a hills hoist


What materials are used to make the Hill's Hoist?

metal


Did lance hill really invent the hills hoist?

1945


Did Lance Hill the inventor of Hills Hoist clothesline have kids?

No he didn't


Who was the inventor of hills hoist?

Lance Hill And his brother in-law Harold Ling


Was the hill's hoist the first clothesline made?

No, but it was among the first rotary clotheslines.


In what country was the hills hoist invented?

Lancelot (Lance) Leonard Hill (1902-1986) and the Hill's Hoist The Hills' Hoist was not the first rotary hoist of its kind. Around 1912, an inventor in Geelong, called Gilbert Toyne, designed a rotary clothes hoist. By the early 1920s, Toyne's 'All-Metal Rotary Clothes Hoist' was being manufactured and advertised in Australia - about 25 years before the first 'Hills Hoist'. Lance Hill was the first to attach a handle to raise and lower the hoist and patented a new way of attaching the the lines to the central post. Lance Hill was a motor mechanic and he made the first Hill's Hoist for his wife whose washing kept falling off the prop washing line. The year was 1945. The place was Adelaide, South Australia. His line was a single steel pole with metal ribs spreading out from the centre pole. Between the ribs he strung rust-proof wire from which the clothes would hang. Lance Hill then invented a way of winding up the top part of the centre pole. The clothes could be raised high to dry in the wind.The line was so successful that soon all the Hill's neighbours wanted one too. Lance Hill was happy to build them. At first he built them in his backyard workshop.


What did Lance Hill invent in 1945?

A Rotary Clothes line called the "Hills Hoist"


What part of speech is hoist?

Hoist is a noun (a hoist) and a verb (to hoist).